Theory Preliminary Exams: Guide Questions and Resources

Preparation for Theory Preliminary Exams should begin early in your graduate program in the department of Sociology and Rural Studies. The procedures for the preliminary exams in theory and methods are provided in the department’s Ph.D. Graduate Guidebook. What is provided in these guide questions and resources are suggestions to help you prepare for the theory preliminary exam. Preliminary exams are based on the assumption that you should be familiar enough with the discipline of Sociology, in terms of theory and methods, before you continue in the program. Thus, the preliminary exams are used to determine whether you are ready to continue. The suggestions in this guide include examples of questions and resources that you may or may not find useful in preparing for the theory preliminary exams. It should also be noted that none of the questions listed here are the actual questions which will be used in the exams; they are merely examples of the nature of questions. You are expected to demonstrate higher level thinking (see Bloom’s taxonomy -- end of this document) in your answers

SDSU Sociology and Rural Studies -- Graduate Student List - Fall 2013

This document contains a list of all graduate students in the Department of Sociology and Rural Studies in the Fall of 2013

A Guide to PhD Program

This guidebook is designed to provide guidance for graduate students in the Department Sociology and Rural Studies. As such, it does not replace the Graduate School Bulletin requirements. It spells out in detail the responsibilities of a graduate student in the Department of Sociology and Rural Studies

A Guidebook to Thesis and Non-Thesis Options of the Masters Program in Sociology 2010-2011

This pamphlet is designed to serve as a guide for graduate students in the Department of Rural Sociology. As a guide, it does not replace the Graduate School Bulletin requirements. It spells out in detail the responsibilities of a graduate student in the Department of Rural Sociology

A Guidebook to Thesis and Non-Thesis Options of the Masters Program in Sociology 2016-2017

This guide is designed to help Master\u27s students in the Department of Sociology and Rural Studies succeed in meeting program requirements. As a guide it does not replace the Graduate School Bulletin requirements. The guide also spells out in detail the responsibilities of a graduate student in the Department of Rural Sociology and provides information on forms, timelines, exams, and policies

A Guidebook to PhD Programs in Sociology 2010-2011

This pamphlet is designed to serve as a guide for graduate students in the Department of Rural Sociology. As a guide, it does not replace the Graduate School Bulletin requirements. It spells out in detail the responsibilities of a graduate student in the Department of Rural Sociology

2018 South Dakota Commodity Crop Producer Survey Results

From January to March 2018, we surveyed South Dakota commodity crop producers about their land management practices and attitudes. Farming operations in 34 South Dakota counties east of the Missouri River, where most of corn and soybean farming activities in the state are located, were targeted to take the questionnaire (see map below). We obtained a list of 10,000 farming operations that had participated in Farm Service Agency (FSA) programs in 2016 from the FSA and selected 3,000 operations to participate using proportionate stratified-random sampling according to number of farming operations in the study counties. The questionnaire directed the person in the operation who made most of the land management decisions to answer the questions